This morning I finally found out where I will be spending the next three months and who I will be spending the next three months with!
For the first 3 weeks of my trip, I will be in Ometepe Island, Nicaragua working with a Cicrin Orphanage. This ministry’s vision is to provide for the children a home of Christian love and support, proper clothing, food, education, and living care; a safe environment, education, and vocational paths. The ministry helps the neediest children of Ometepe, which is an isolated island community. Adventures with Mission has been working with CICRIN since 2013. Our primary ministries will potentially include working with the Christian school, serving in the cafeteria, serving with the chores around the home, kids’ programs, planting in the garden, prayer walking, and house visits. One day with this ministry might look like serving at the school, while the next day might be working on a construction project at the schools or local homes. Other days might look like helping with small projects and chores around the orphanage home.
After the first three weeks, my squad will be split up into 2 teams that will be serving in two different locations. I am on team 2, and during the second 3 weeks, we will be serving alongside Light & Salt Ministries in Ciudad Dario. The mission of Salt & Light Ministries is to disciple, help, train, and empower Nicaraguans to break their cycles of mental, spiritual, and physical poverty. Their vision and what they hope to accomplish through their services is to provoke a reform in Nicaragua through the Christian education and poverty relief. Their main ministry is an all-boys formation school where they do a variety of things with them & their families. They provide breakfast & lunch & supper every day for the kids, teach second trade skills, educate parents, provide jobs for locals, and a lot of community outreach as well. All people served come from extreme poverty, and many of these people come from abusive situations. Their secondary ministries are a sewing course for women and a mercy based program for the elderly. My team and I may be involved in working with the boy’s school, with trade classes, with the sewing ladies, or in the Mercy in Action program. We also might find ourselves being involved in evangelism efforts to the poor, administrative projects, and manual labor!
When we finish our time in Nicaragua, we will head over to Guatemala. I am beyond excited to share that I will be working with YWAM in Guatemala City!! YWAM Guatemala City has the vision to raise up young leaders with Biblical principles who will transform nations. YWAM Guatemala is committed to evangelism, training, and mercy ministries, supporting the local church and influence young Christians of this nation in order to train equip, and send them to the world, as influencing spheres of society to bring the nation biblical transform in all areas and structures. YWAM Guatemala has a big heart for kids and young people, so while we are there we will be working with youth and kids from low-income backgrounds. They also believe that the Bible is key in disciplining a nation and is committed to eradicating Biblical poverty by making sure every home has a Bible.
I am beyond excited about this journey that the Lord has called me to, and I can’t believe only 41 days until I am headed to Georgia for training!!
This will be my last blog post until training camp. Wow!!!
Please continue to pray for me, my squad, my team, and all of those that we will be encountering in one, short month.
-Kenzie
